An Authentic Calling: Representing Christ and His Kingdom through the Church

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Contents3
About the Author5
Preface7
Session 1 - Introduction: Discovering Your Place of Service in the Covenant Community of God11
Session 2 - A Call to Salvation: Understanding an Authentic Call as a Call to Salvation23
Session 3 - A Call to Holiness: Understanding an Authentic Call as a Call to Holiness33
Session 4 - A Call to Freedom: Understanding an Authentic Call as a Call to Freedom45
Session 5 - A Call to Community: Understanding an Authentic Call as a Call to Community57
Session 6 - A Call to Service: Understanding an Authentic Call as a Call to Service69
Session 7 - A Call to Suffering: Understanding an Authentic Call as a Call to Suffering81
Appendix93
The Nicene Creed97
The Nicene Creed With Biblical Support98
We Believe: Confession of the Nicene Creed (8.7.8.7. Meter*)100
The Story of God: Our Sacred Roots102
Once upon a Time: The Cosmic Drama through a Biblical Narration of the World103
The Theology of Christus Victor106
Christus Victor: An Integrated Vision for the Christian Life107
Old Testament Witness to Christ and His Kingdom108
Summary Outline of the Scriptures109
From Before to Beyond Time: The Plan of God and Human History113
There Is a River: Identifying the Streams of a Revitalized Christian Community in the City116
A Schematic for a Theology of the Kingdom of God117
Living in the Already and the Not Yet Kingdom118
Jesus of Nazareth: The Presence of the Future119
Traditions (Paradosis)120
Documenting Your Work: A Guide to Help You Give Credit Where Credit Is Due128
Messiah Yeshua in Every Book of the Bible132
Six Kinds of New Testament Ministry for Community134
Representin’: Jesus as God’s Chosen Representative135
Fit to Represent: Multiplying Disciples of the Kingdom of God136
Discipling Leaders in Cross-Cultural Urban Church Plants: From Call to Community137
Nurturing Christian Leadership138
Handing Down the Apostolic Deposit: Passing Down the Story through Discipleship and Tradition139
Spiritual Gifts Specifically Mentioned in the New Testament140
Our Declaration of Dependence: Freedom in Christ142
Investment, Empowerment, Assess145
The Cycle of Freedom146
Dealing with Old Ways147
Pauline Precedents from Acts: The Pauline Cycle148
Three Contexts of Urban Christian Leadership Development150
Understanding Leadership as Representation: The Six Stages of Formal Proxy151
Roles of Representational Leadership152
The Oikos Factor: Spheres of Relationship and Influence153
Suffering for the Gospel: The Cost of Discipleship and Servant Leadership154
The Cost of Discipleship156
Spiritual Service Checklist157
The Call to Holiness: Comparison of Disciplined and Undisciplined Lifestyles159
The Importance of Discipline160
Targeting Unreached Groups in Churched Neighborhoods162
The Role of Women in Ministry163
Bibliography For Further Study of an Authentic Calling167
About Us173

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